Riviera Theatre
1135 Meridian Street,
Anderson,
IN
46016
1135 Meridian Street,
Anderson,
IN
46016
No one has favorited this theater yet
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Alliance Theater Corp., Principal Theaters Corp. of America
Nearby Theaters
The Riviera Theatre was opened in 1919. By 1941 it was operated by Alliance Theater Corp., who still operated the theatre in 1954. It was demolished in November 1980.
Contributed by
Ken Roe
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 5 comments)
Is this theatre building still standing? Are there any photos of it, and/or does someone have a street address showing where it was located? Thanks!
According to “The Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ” by Mr. David Junchen, pg. 629, the “Riviera Th.” in Anderson, Indiana originally had a Smith theatre pipe organ installed at some point.
No further details, such as size of the organ (# of manuals / # of ranks), install date, blower info, or nameplate (Seeburg-Smith, Smith, Smith-Geneva) are given in the book (not known at the time of publication).
Does anybody know what happened to this organ and where it (or its parts) is/are today? Thanks!
The Riviera burnt down. The organ probably went with it.
Roger,
To the best of my knowledge The Riviera suffered a roof collapse and ultimately was demolished as the photo states. I recall my father taking me there sometime before the collapse to watch the 10th anniversary of Disney’s “The Jungle Book” (Late 1977, I was four at the time). Here is my proof via this link:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/08/28/page/5/article/theater-roof-collapses-under-heavy-rain
As far as the organ, I am not certain of its fate.
I hope this helps.
Opened November 17th, 1919.
Riviera Theatre opening 23 Nov 1919, Sun Anderson Herald (Anderson, Indiana) Newspapers.com
The end:
Albert Detienne Riveria Theater 28 Aug 1978, Mon The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.com